McComb High School - Momento Yearbook (McComb, OH)

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SENIOR CLASS WILL WE, THE CLASS OF 1959, the most illustrious class that ever graduated or ever will graduate from McComb High School, County of Hancock, State of Ohio, being of strong hearts and empty minds, do hereby declare this our last will and testament. It has been ruled that no part of this can be used for incriminating purposes. To the Faculty-we leave our sincere hope that the Seniors to follow us will always have our cheerful disposi- tion and brilliant minds to continue our fine record. To the Juniors--we leave, besides Mr. Detamore,the piano in the homeroom so they can keep up our hopping homeroom during noon. To the Sophomores--we bequeath our respective desks and leave to them a dainty ballad, The Gum We Left Behind Us, to be made use of and handed down to your beneficiaries. To the Freshman--we leave the only thing we have left, the right to be first in the lunch line. Sorry kids, but you will have to wait three years for that. And the individual members of the class leave the following: I Jan Brickman, hereby bequeath my ability to stick to one man for a reasonable length of time, at least, to Carol Walsh, because Carol has to settle down sometime. I, Larry Burnett, hereby bequeath my job at the Zero Locker to any warm -blooded person. I, Joyce Campbell, hereby bequeath my toreador pants to Helen Spitler, as long as she wears them as effectively as I do. I, Russell Conrad, hereby bequeath my big red convertible to Ed Barker, if he promises not to play crinkle-fender with the first telephone pole he runs into. I, Charles Cosner, hereby bequeath my ability to run the hundred yard dash in ten seconds to David Routson, so he will be able to deliver the afternoon paper before nightfall. I, Barbra Crego, hereby bequeath my ability to know everybody else's business before they do to Janet Apple, pro- viding she uses it for slanderous purposes only. I, Linda Crouse, hereby bequeath my skill in rock and roll dancing to Ed Spitler, so he can make Bert's Bungalow bounce. I, Phil Davis, hereby bequeath my membership card in the Corner Whistling Society to Douglas Benjamin so that he can learn how to pucker. I, Sharon Doubt, hereby bequeath my knack of getting in early at night to Gene Stopfel so that he won't have to be troubled with Alarm Clock Blues. I, Charles Eberly, hereby bequeath my ability to study other subjects in Physics class to Jo Fran Ferrell, so that she will have more time to study boys in the Library. I, Charles Feltman, hereby bequeath my souped up car UQ to anyone stupid enough to want it. I, Charles Harden, hereby bequeath my big bass voice to Jim Bryan, so that he can warble to his dates too. I, John Holladay, hereby bequeath my outstanding ability to get to school just as the last bell rings to John Shoop, so the homeroom teacher has a chance to get there first. I Rosemary Jacobs, hereby bequeath my ability to change a diaper in nothing flat to Miss Painter. One must al- ways be prepared. I Don Kepling, hereby bequeath my shoulder brace to Romaine Breece so that she can have that West Point Look. I Darlene Latta, hereby bequeath my motto, Variety is the Spice of Life, to Eileen McMaster. a 1 I, Marlene Mapes, hereby bequeath my cheerleading slacks to Harriet Miller. I've worn them for four years and these are guaranteed not torip, Harriet. I, Junior Miller, am too tired to will anything. I, Kay Myers, hereby bequeath my own private bottle of alcohol to Marie Wise so that she may start Chemistry with a lift. I, Harold McCullough, hereby bequeath my sharp Chevy to Bob Amstutz, because it gets mighty crowded with two on the scooter seat. I, Leon McDowell, hereby bequeath my ability to go steady with one girl to Jerry Shoemaker, as he seems to be going in the other direction. I, Connie Nagy, hereby bequeath my ability to argue about anything to Mr. Bixel if he promises to keep the Government class below a low roar. I, Ron Pendleton, hereby bequeath my artistic flair to Cynthia Caton so that she can take my place as chief blackboard droodler in Mixed Chorus. 15

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PRGPHECY We the undersigned hereby prophesy the following events: It is a bright Autumn day in the year 1979. On the campus at McComb U. football is in the air. On the outskirts of the great metropolis of McComb a big Mac Pop truck, loaded with Larry Burnett's Burp Up: the nations newest soft drink sensation, is approaching the Campus of McComb U. With a screech of tires, Don Kepling, the driver, halts his truck in front of the refreshment stand. At this instant Don attempts to back his vehicle into position, but in his first attempt he crashes into a huge yellow cadillac convertible owned by none other than the National Boy Scout chief executive, John Standfield. Mr. Standfield's chauffeur and private sec- retary, Fannie Sue Roy, leaps out of the limousine to examine the damagesg at that instant Charles Cosner, fa- mous girls physical education instructor at the University shouts from a second story window, One of my expertly trained girls could do better than that. Meanwhile, back in the office of Dean Rollo Miller, Junior, Zeke Z. McCullough, son of Harold McCullough, president of the student body is organizing homecoming activities. The football game which is to highlight the homecoming is to start in fifteen minutes. In the showers, Head Coach Chuck Harden is giving last minute instructions to his powerful team, Remember, boys watch out for the Tuff Turf, and assistant Coach Floyd Rader instructs team Captain Motionless McDowell, son of the great industrialist, Leon McDowell, to watch out for the shady refs, Mr. Lucas and Mr. Bixel, former coaches at McComb High School. The fans in the stadium are electrified by the Rock N' Roll version of the Star Spangled Banner which was composed by Linda Crouse. The great Town Hall Opera star, Sue Rosenberger, leads the crowd in the singing. The accompaniment is furnished by Barbara Crego on her stereophonic guitar. Incidentally, folks, the guitar was invented by Madge Shafer whose Musical instruments are used the world over by well-known musicians, for example, one of her violins is used by Larry Spitnale, Esquire, accomplished violinist. The teams now rush out on the field. To everyones great amazement the opposing team is coached, operated and managed by Charles Eberly. Charles learned the art of coaching by following the Do It Yourself' handbook written by Joyce Campbell. Joyce is the only female football coach in the business. The starting whistle now blows with great velocity. The official whistle blower is Jan Brickman, who has blown her whistle for the two millionth time since she graduated from high school. That happens to be a world record. McComb is noted for fast playing, the half now ends. Half time entertainment starts with Darlene Latta as she hypnotizes the 83,000 people watching, as she does the triple whooper, super duper, impossible - wait - she just fell as the platform collapsed beneath her. The platform was erected by Charles fix-it Feltman of the Myers gc Doubt construction company, headed by Kay, Myers and Sharon Doubt. Russell Conrad, who gave up ditch-digging to enter the university, is Drum Major of the band and leads them through their half-time ceremonies. The whistle starts the last half of the game and in a short time M.C.U. wins a 99-2 victory over the opposi- tion. As the crowd rises from their seats, Sylvester S. Davis speeds up in his black beetle which was his father, Phil Davis Sr's, black limousine in high school. Sylvester, the head cheerleader, definitely has missed the game which may have accounted for M.S.U. 's victory. As M.S.U.'s players leave the field they are greeted by their friendly union boss Connie Hoffa Nagy, as she attempts to sign the boys up in her proposed collegiate players union. The union, claims that the platform of Ron Pendleton, noted candidate for mayor of McComb, on the Republican ticket, is unconstitutional, biased, and just ain't legal. Pendleton and Nagy are both grads of M.S.U. I After the game a dance is to be held in honor of the Queen. A special floor show will be given as an extra by the Cupid Cuties, chaperoned by Rose Mary Jacobs and consisting of Marlene Krazy Legs Mapes and Judy Shake A Leg Sheidler. Their routine is acclaimed by John Holladay, a noted News columnist, as the Most Stupendous. , As the evening draws to a close, we find Mr. and Mrs. Ensign, invited guests to the dance, doing the hand jive as the orchestra plays their last tune. By the way, the orchestra is led by Maestro Marvin Ritter. He leads the only symphonic jazz band. Being empowered with supernatural ability to foresee the future, we hereby sign this document: Connie Nagy Ron Pendleton Jan Brickman Phil Davis Marlene Mapes

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I, Floyd Rader, hereby bequeath my superior appreciation for well planned girls to Ed Beam, so that he can study them in Government class, too. I, Marvin Ritter, hereby bequeath my top notch typing skill to Janice Snavely, if she will take my motto seriously lf you type, don't snickerg lf you snicker, don 't type. I, Fannie Sue Roy, hereby bequeath my tight skirts to Becky Shoop, so that she can have that come-hither look of mine. I, Sue Rosenberger, hereby bequeath my high, smooth voice to Dan Lora so Dan can sing Indian Love Calls to his many girl friends. l, Madge Shafer, hereby bequeath my quiet disposition to Diane Booth, so that she won't have to be assigned to a new seat in Mr. Lucas' study hall every day. , Judy Sheidler, hereby bequeath my job as Secretary-Treasurer of almost every organization in High School to Marietta Morrison so that she can learn to handle figures. I, Larry Spitnale, hereby bequeath my nickname Porky to anyone who beefs a lot. I, John Stanfield, hereby bequeath my little yellow bug to the Biology class so they can dissect it and put in a new rubber band. We, Charles Eberly, Linda Crouse, John Stanfield, Kay Myers, and Darlene Latta, affix our names to this docu- ment with the hope that in the years to come it will bring back many happy memories of our days in good old McComb High. Well seniors, we 've made it, and do you remember when we began our high school career in the fall of 1955. Now, it 's all over forever, and we found ourselves looking back to the four years with memories we'll always cher ish of good ol' M.H.S. We started our days in high school as bewildered Freshmen with thirty nine students. As our class officers we elected the following: President, Judy Sheidler, Vice President, Larry SpitnaleE Secretary-Treasurer, Russell Con- rad, Reporter, Charles Eberly, Historian, Marlene Mapes. Our advisor was Mr. White. We selected as our class colors mint green and white, and for our flower, white carnations. Our class motto is Where there's Victory, There's Harmony. We were glad to have with us Junior Miller, Wanda Osborn, Gerry Hines and Charles Harden as new members of our class. Our Sophomore year found us with thirty-three sophies eager to learn and be on our way. To guide us that year we chose as our Class officers: President, Russell Conrad, Vice President, Charles Cosnerg Secretary, Jan Brickman, Treasurer, Judy Sheidler, Reporter, Joyce Campbell, Historian, Marlene Mapes. Mr. Schmunk was our class advisor. We were sorry to lose Nancy Harden, Wanda Osborn, Gerry Hines and Bill Grogg, but were glad to have a new member, Grace Halsey. Phillip Davis moved to Findlay but returned after six weeks. We were all very proud of Marlene Mapes who had the honor of becoming one of the high school cheerleaders. We earned money for our treasury that year by collecting tax stamps. Our biggest moment was when we selected and voted for our class rings. Our half way mark in high school began with thirty four juniors and brand new, shiny rings. To lead us through the year, we elected as our class officers the following: President, Russell Conrad, Vice President, Charles Cosner, Treasurer, Judy Sheidler, Reporter, Connie Nagy, Historian, Marlene Mapes, and our class advisor, Mrs. Ensign. We were glad to gain Jean Shearer, Fran Cramer, and David Rupert as new members of our class, but during the year we were sorry to lose, Fran Cramer, Grace Halsey, and David Rupert. As our money making projects we sold Christmas Cards and had refreshments at some of the ball games. November, we proudly presented the play Come Out of The Closet which was enjoyed by all. We were proud to have Marlene Mapes as one of our high school cheerleaders. In May, we entertained the seniors with the traditional Junior-Senior Banquet. The theme was Af- rican Safari and the best yet, we think. And before we could catch our breath, we started our last year in high school with thirty one seniors. We were sorry to lose Jean Shearer but were glad to welcome Barbara Crego and Rosemary Coninelacob. To conduct us through the year, we elected the following officers: President, Russell Conrad, Vice President, Charles Cosner, Secretary, Jan Brickman, Treasurer, Judy Sheidler, Reporter, Barbara Cregog Historian, Sharon Doudt, We were honored to have Mrs. Ensign as our class advisor again this year. October l'7th,our mothers served a ham supper before the homecoming game with Van Buren. We were very proud of our beautiful queen, Judy Sheidler, who reigned over the game. We helped our treasury by selling Herald subscriptions and working at the concession stand during the ball games. On May 8, we presented a play Guess Again under the able direction of Mrs. En- sign, our class advisor. It was enjoyed by all who attended. The highlight of the year was our trip to Washington, D. C. and New York City whichl'm sure everyone enjoyed. We were proud to be the honored guests of the Jun- iors at the Junior-Senior Banquet on May 16. Then came the long awaited day, May 17, when we graduated from M.H.S. This was the grand finale of our high school days as the Class of 1959. W, l........., .